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  • RE: dbo, who should it be?

    I just use the db_owner database role for our developers, and all objects that are created are owned by dbo by default.

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Performance hints of using IF Else

    The execution plan for a stored procedure is built the first time it is executed.  So, what may happen is that the optimizer will produce a plan that is only...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Server vs Desktop Performance

    The previous post about the SQL cache is something not to ignore.  Fix any network problems first.

    After you have eliminated the network as a possibility, try running your tests again,...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: 2 instances of SQL on same server

    We have a scanning system that runs a named instance of SQL (that is what your second instance is) that is locked down to enforce their licensing scheme. 

     

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: SQL Maintenance Plans

    I use the maint plans.  They work reliably, and have all the options I care about.  I supplement them with a couple of other jobs, such as log shipping and...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Exclude Weekends.

    The general idea is to subtract 2 days for the number of weeks between the dates.  If you know that the start and end dates are always weekdays, that is...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Who Owns that Object?

    What happens in a normal database?

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Who Owns that Object?

    That's on the same line as my thought.  It would make sense to test this using a normal user account, rather than the administrator account.

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: xp_sendmail - Formatting the query output

    What about something like:

         @query = 'Select trim(customername) + '' '' + custno + '' '' + dateregistered as customer_info From Customers WHERE IsPendingEmail =1',

    You will need to add convert if...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: SQL Server DBA in Richmond, VA -- Contract to Hire

    According to salary.com, the range of salaries in Richmond is $70,430 to $94,080 for a database administrator.

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Unable to access a SQLServer 6.5 Database (SA passwd forgotten)

    Somewhere in the forum there was a post about the registry entry that determined the security mode: SQL or Mixed.

    That might be the place to start.  If you can get the...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Who Owns that Object?

    Probably most of us have assigned ourselves "db_owner" in the database role area.  This would explain why tables we create use dbo as the owner, while those others create may...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: SQL Job Error

    A common source of Overflow errors is the implicit conversion of a string to a number.  If you have a where condition such as "WHERE integerfield = stringfield" SQL will...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: SQL Server Developer

    The job specifies "on site" but there is no indication where that site is.

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

  • RE: Training & Certification

    I'd like to see the answer to that as well.  We're going to purchase a large system for Medical Records that uses both Microsoft and Oracle servers.  I can handle...

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

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